To a Moose, Your Car Is Just One Big Salty Popsicle

Dec. 21, 2016 - It looked like the moose was kissing their car window. But another kind of behavior was on display on a road through the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. Moose don’t get enough salt from the plants they eat, and so they look for natural mineral deposits called salt licks. But road salt will suit the purpose too, and in the wintertime, Alberta’s cars can get a generous coating of the crystals. The couple who had this recent experience of a bull moose licking their SUV were driving through Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, west of Calgary. While the local moose population is actually low here compared to elsewhere in the province, officials had earlier issued a warning not to approach if a moose is checking out your car, looking for salt. If you’re already in the car, though, you just have to wait until the majestic animal's craving for sodium is sated.READ: Up Close: From a Car-Licking Moose to a Blood-Dripping Vulture

To a Moose, Your Car Is Just One Big Salty Popsicle

Dec. 21, 2016 - It looked like the moose was kissing their car window. But another kind of behavior was on display on a road through the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. Moose don’t get enough salt from the plants they eat, and so they look for natural mineral deposits called salt licks. But road salt will suit the purpose too, and in the wintertime, Alberta’s cars can get a generous coating of the crystals. The couple who had this recent experience of a bull moose licking their SUV were driving through Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, west of Calgary. While the local moose population is actually low here compared to elsewhere in the province, officials had earlier issued a warning not to approach if a moose is checking out your car, looking for salt. If you’re already in the car, though, you just have to wait until the majestic animal's craving for sodium is sated.READ: Up Close: From a Car-Licking Moose to a Blood-Dripping Vulture